Paphiopedilum emersonii

[orcoholic]

Really nice. I've never seen one with a straight up dorsal.

 

[cnycharles]

very nice! congratulations

 

[NYEric]

Good work, those are hard to bloom!

 

[emydura]

WOW. Nice clone. As good as I have seen. Love the photo as well.

David

 

[kentuckiense]

Thanks for all the compliments!

However, even if I cared for the AOS judging system, I don't believe this individual to be award quality. Like most emersonii, it has a cupped bloom. I'll try to illustrate with a photo later.

As far as provenance, I don't really know. I believe it to be grown from seed, but as with many Paph species, it's hard to tell.

As for growing conditions, I don't do anything special. I've been growing it for a good while, so it was bound to do something.

 

[Lanmark]

Oh wow! Now that's impressive! :drool:

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Oh man! Whew....

 

[SlipperFan]

WOW WOW WOW -- that looks perfect to me!

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Excellent! How is the fragrance?

 

[Rick]

Too much modesty K.

This flower is awesome. I'd show it too.

Good growing:clap::clap:

 

[delphiguy]

love the coloration on the pouch....

 

[rdlsreno]

Nice!! Good growing!

Ramon

 

[Brabantia]

Wonderful flowering, congrats for its culture!

 

[Mrs. Paph]

I'm not sure how big the average awarded one would be, and I don't care for this species, but I really like the look of this one, so maybe you should get it judged! We do always photograph our plants at their best angle though -

 

[McPaph]

Really Really Nice. Great job.

 

[dan_t]

I love it - amazing. Can't wait to see if mine ever blooms...:drool:

Dan

 

[raymond]

very nice flower

 

[TutoPeru]

Amazing!!!
Nice picture as well.
Congrats

 

[Clark]

Worth the wait! Very nice.

 

[likespaphs]

color me jealous....